List of all shark attacks in usa
Fatal Attacks
187
Unprovoked Attacks
1788
Total Attacks
2310
There have been a total of 2310 shark attacks in USA. Out of those, 187 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 8.10%. 1788 attacks came out of the blue while 522 have been provoked by humans.
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| Location | Date | Time | Species | Activity | Injury | Fatal | Person |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockport | 31-08-1894 | Fishing | Laceration to calf PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | William Muller | ||
| Woolsey's Point, East River | 20-08-1894 | Shovelnose shark, 5' | Swimming | No injury | NO | Catherine Beach | |
| Jacksonville, Duval County | 31-07-1894 | Swimming / floating on his back | Lacerations to thigh | NO | Milton Shane | ||
| Anastasia Island | 28-06-1894 | Bathing | "Painfully injured" but no details | NO | Erskine H. Reynolds | ||
| New Bern, Craven County | 14-06-1894 | Bathing | Right leg bitten | NO | soldier | ||
| Velasco | 15-09-1892 | Hand bitten | NO | Baker | |||
| Off Longport, Atlantic County | 28-08-1891 | Shooting sharks | Survived, PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | one of the crew of the schooner Mary C. Brown | ||
| Hampton Roads | 10-06-1891 | Shark involvement prior to death unconfirmed | Fishing for sharks when he became entangled in net & fell overboard | Fatal, but death may have been due to drowning | NO | John Howard | |
| Off Normandie-by-the-Sea, Monmouth County | 16-08-1890 | 5'7" shark | Fishing for bluefish | No injury to occupants. Hooked shark damaged boat PROVOKED INCIDENT | NO | a charter fishing boat with James Whiteside and his party | |
| Bridgeport, Fairfield County | 08-08-1890 | Treading for clams | Severe lacerations to left arm. | NO | Raymond Odell |
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